Ableton DrumCell: MIDI CC, NRPN and OSC map¶
The Ableton DrumCell as named OSC addresses — 40 CC — ready to use from Claude (MCP), SuperCollider, Sonic Pi, TouchDesigner or any OSC app via osc-bridge.
| Device | Ableton DrumCell |
|---|---|
| Vendor | Ableton |
| OSC prefix | /drumcell |
| Source | 🎛️ Derived from an Electra One community preset |
| Revision | per Electra preset |
| Upstream | electra-preset |
| Driver file | devices/ableton/drumcell.json |
Not tested on the device yet
This driver comes from documentation or community data and has not been checked on real hardware. If you own one, a quick test and a pull request promoting it helps everyone — see CONTRIBUTING.
How do you control it?¶
Find the MIDI ports, then start the bridge with this driver:
osc-bridge detect # prints the ready-to-run line for what is plugged in
osc-bridge run --device devices/ableton/drumcell.json --out-port <N> --in-port <M>
Then send OSC to 127.0.0.1:7777, for example:
From Claude or any MCP client, the osc-bridge mcp server exposes this driver as drumcell: ask “what can the Ableton DrumCell do?” and it reads this map with list_routes. See the MCP guide.
MIDI CC and NRPN parameters (40)¶
| OSC address | CC | NRPN (MSB/LSB) | Range | Nature | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
/drumcell/start |
23 / 55 | 0–1000 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/length |
11 / 43 | 0–1000 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/fx |
61 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/type |
62 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/filter |
63 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/volume |
28 / 60 | -360–360 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/factor |
24 / 56 | 100–2000 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/grain_size |
9 / 41 | 0–16383 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/type |
64 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/pan |
67 | -50–50 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/attack |
2 / 34 | 0–16383 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/hold |
10 / 42 | 0–16383 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/decay |
3 / 35 | 0–16383 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/mode |
31 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/gain |
7 / 39 | -120–120 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/vel_vol |
27 / 59 | 0–1000 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/transpose |
68 | -48–48 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/detune |
29 | -50–50 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/freq |
6 / 38 | 0–16383 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/source |
66 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/destination |
65 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/device_on |
30 | 0–127 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/amount |
14 / 46 | -1000–1000 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/offset |
13 / 45 | 0–1000 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/length |
12 / 44 | 0–16383 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/amount |
25 / 57 | 0–1000 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/frequency |
26 / 58 | 0–16383 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/amount |
17 / 49 | -1000–1000 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/decay |
18 / 50 | 0–16383 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/amount |
15 / 47 | 0–1000 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/color |
16 / 48 | 0–16383 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/amount |
19 / 51 | 0–1000 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/release |
20 / 52 | 0–16383 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/resonance |
8 / 40 | 0–900 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/rate |
1 / 33 | 0–16383 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/decay |
0 / 32 | 0–16383 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/amount |
4 / 36 | 0–1000 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/frequency |
5 / 37 | 0–16383 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/amount |
21 / 53 | 0–1000 | continuous | ||
/drumcell/frequency |
22 / 54 | 0–16383 | continuous |
Performance MIDI¶
Notes, pitch bend and any CC are also available: /drumcell/note/on <note> <velocity>, /drumcell/cc/<number> <value>, /drumcell/pitchbend <0-16383>, /drumcell/program_change <n>.
Limitations¶
Imported from an Electra One community preset. The mapping reflects the preset author's editorial choices: parameter naming, ranges, and which params are exposed. Untested on hardware in this repo.